Forough is from the Persian forūgh (فروغ — light, brightness, splendor). A modern American baby name in the broader Persian heritage aesthetic. Forough in Persian tradition — the foundational Persian feminine concept of light/illumination; central to classical Persian poetry. Forough Farrokhzad (1934-1967) — iconic foundational Iranian poet, filmmaker, feminist; widely considered the foundational greatest 20th-century Iranian woman poet + one of the foundational figures of modern Persian literature; widely considered the foundational pioneer of modern Persian poetry alongside iconic foundational Nima Yushij; her foundational poetic works include the iconic foundational **The Captive (Asir, 1955) — debut collection at age 20 — The Wall (Divar, 1956), Rebellion (Esyan, 1958), Another Birth (Tavallodi Digar, 1964) — widely considered her foundational masterwork — and the foundational posthumous Let Us Believe in the Beginning of the Cold Season (1974); widely considered the foundational feminist voice in modern Iranian literature — her poetry directly addressed iconic foundational topics including women's sexuality, marriage, motherhood, divorce, and religious patriarchy — making her one of the foundational poetic feminists in mid-20th century world literature; her foundational documentary film The House Is Black (Khane Siah Ast, 1963) — widely considered one of the foundational works of Iranian New Wave cinema — winner of the iconic foundational Oberhausen Short Film Festival Grand Prix (1963) + influenced the foundational iconic Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami; her foundational tragic death in a car accident at age 32 — widely considered one of the foundational tragic literary losses of the 20th century; her foundational poetic legacy continues to influence the iconic foundational modern Iranian + Persian-language literary traditions worldwide. Princess Forough** — Persian heritage naming.
Featured throughout Persian heritage and 20th-century literature.
Forough reduces to eight.